I am an early riser and this was the sight across the courtyard and through the walled garden this morning round about 6 o’clock. As the sun rises, you can still see the fairy lights twinkling to celebrate my daughter Lydia’s birthday a week or so ago. (I think we will leave them up as they look so pretty in the evening light, as well as augmenting the dawn.)
We are gearing up for the second part of our creative season, which starts on Saturday. We still have a few places left on our painting courses and on our Italian language week (details and links below.) We’d love you to join us – and you don’t even have to get up early like me. Just nestle under your duvet and listen to the sound of the river, and then the church bells sounding the hour and the half hour, before I ring my bell to summon you for breakfast, to begin another day of inspiring teaching, warm hospitality, delightful scenery, delicious food and wine and convivial company of like-minded people. Perhaps today you will be painting in the walled garden,or we will be taking out one of our fabulous locations: a mediaeval castle, market day in a walled Italian town, a quiet convent and a thousand year old village with spectacular views of the mountains. What’s stopping you? We’d love to have your company, too.
Come and join in the magic. Here’s the list of remaining creative courses, with links for more details.
As well as offering a few places still available this year (see below), we are now taking bookings for 2023. You can find out more by clicking here.
First, here is the list of our remaining courses for 2022. You can find out more about each of the tutors by clicking on their Profile page link in their entries below.
Paul Talbot-Greaves – two or three places left
20 – 27 August 2022
Watercolours (and acrylics)
To learn more about Paul and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Rebecca de Mendonça – three or four places left
27 August – 3 September 2022
Pastels
To learn more about Rebecca and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Mike Willdridge (1) – fully booked, waiting list open
3 – 10 September 2022
Watercolours and drawing (also gouache and acrylics, with a special emphasis on drawing on location.)
To learn more about Mike and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Varvara Neiman – still a few places
10 – 17 September 2022
Water-based oils, acrylics and watercolours
To learn more about Varvara and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Mike Willdridge (2) – three or four places available
17 – 24 September 2022
‘Colourful watercolours’
To learn more about Mike and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Cynthia Armstrong – Fully booked – waiting list open
24 September – 1 October 2022
Watercolours and gouache
To learn more about Cynthia and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Tim Wilmot – one or two places left
1 – 8 October 2022
Watercolours
To learn more about Tim and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Grahame Booth – one place available
8 – 15 October 2022
Watercolours
To learn more about Grahame and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Our unique Italian Language course:
Giulia Balestri – still one or two places
15 – 22 October 2022
Learning Italian with the Italians
To learn more about Giulia and her
2022 course at the mill, please click here.
And for our 2023 creative courses, please click here.
And to encourage you to join us next year, we are offering a little discount: if you book any one of next year’s creative courses before the end of this month, you can enjoy a 2023 course at 2022 prices.*
* When you go to the Booking Enquiry Form, please just put a note in the Message section: I claim the ‘2023 2022 prices’ special offer and we’ll make sure you get that special discount.